Is It Written In Stone?
Got into a discussion a while back with some of my friends from school about dating "rules" and etiquettes. One of the topics that came up was about how long someone should wait before asking another out, who had just ended a previous relationship. Different time spans were thrown on to the discussion circle (hmm, maybe this is what the greek philosophers did when they were bored...). The time spans ranged from anytime, 3 months, 6 months to a year and more. Those who had suggested definite time spans tried to defend their positions with minute technicalities such as "it would look bad to others that they strated going out so soon, like someone cheated or something.....", "there should be a time gap before seeing others, out of respect.....", "it's just wrong....", "it's the unwritten rule.....". Those who said that there isn't a fixed time defended by "it's purely a matter of the heart, where there can't be a definite fixed time...", "unless one party was engaged or something then it is alright to go out with another regardless when/ what the time span..., it's wrong anyways to intertere with someone who's already engaged.....". And this went on back and forth for a while (the things that people talk about whilst studying for finals) without any real settlement on any resolve.

Maybe this was a coincidence, but I also noticed that the "time span" group had either experienced short turbulent relationships or have not dated before. While the "anytime" group had experienced or are in longterm, meaningful relationships. But anyways, I digress. However, if you were to look at this issue through biblical glasses, you would find that there has never been any mention or allusions or illiterations to having a time factor applied to the commence of a man-woman relationship. So for those out there who have a "golden rule" or something that seems to be written in "stone", please don't paint others in your views since it is not biblically wrong not to have a time frame attached to starting relationships. It is wrong however to disrupt a relationship. If it happened on its own then fine. So for my avid readers out there in cyberland, what are your views on this. There is no right or wrong side to the issue but just don't subject others to your views, especially if they don't subscribe to it. It's a free world, free choice(except for abortion). This kinda sound like a fourth year or grad course, "there's not right or wrong answer here".

On a different note, to those car ethusiasts. Which would be faster? A car with a 1.8/ 2.2 L engine or a 2.4/ 2.5 L engine? Discounting engine mods or enhancements. It seems that owners of cars with smaller engine capacity seems to think that their cars magically become supercars when they have GT or Zxx affixed to their cars. Especially if the aforementioned engines are all in the four cylinder engine class. Larger cylinder capacity = higher compression ratio = higher power band range. Ah well, I guess some people just want to continue living in their little fantasy world. Ce la vie!

Hasta Luego muchachos
Me outta here!